Composition for artificial stone



106. COMPOSlTlONS,

COATING OR PLASTIC.

Briti sh pat ant to Speyser, 2967,Nov,17, 1865,

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UNITED STATES PATENT Onricn j t CHARLES FRENCIIEL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

COMPQSITION FOR ARTIFICIAL STONE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 611,621, dated October 4, 1898.

Application filed November 19,1897. Serial No- 659,183. (No specimens.)

To nZZ whom it 12mg concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES Fnnwnnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and 5 State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Composition of Matter for the Formation of Artificial Stone, of which the following is a specification.

My composition consists of the following ingredients, combined in the proportions, viz: crushed stone thirty-five per cent; crushed ive per cent; Portland cement forty per cent. dr aint hve per cent. ashe. .of wood five I5 per cent, said cement, paipt, and ashes to be mixed with stron vine ar and water. These ingredientmmighly commingled by agitation, and after a homogeneous mass has been thus produced it may be molded into various designs of blocks, the top surface being finished to suit the particular use to which the artificial stone is to be put, and after the blocks have been permitted to thoroughly dry they may be removed from the mold and are then ready for use.

In practice it has been found that an artificial stone thus made is many times stronger than natural stone and may be colored to represent any desired stone, ant w 1en 0 1e upper 0 surface is smooth-finished the broken stone slag, ten per cent; crushed gv'stgg-shelhi Comine,

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which forms a portion of the composition will appear upon the surface, bringing out a most desirable effect, and it is to be noted that no amount of wear of this surface will affect the appearance, since the crushed stone forming a large per cent. of the composition will appear to whatever depth the stone may be worn.

I am aware that compositions for artificial stone have been used having as ingredients thereof cement; but I am not aware that all the ingredients of my composition in the proportions here stated have been used together; but of course I do not wish to be limited to the exact proportions, as these may be varied to a certain extent without departing from the spirit of my invention.

\Vhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

The hcrein-describc l composition consisting of crushed stone, crushed slag, crushed oyster-shells, Portland cement, dry paint, wood-ashes, strong vinegar and water, in the proportions specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES FR 1NUHEL.

Witnesses:

D. LANGAH,

A. Ersnonx.

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